glycerol
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[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡlɪs.ə.rɒl/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡlɪs.ə.rɔl/
- (US, cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈɡlɪs.ə.rɑl/
Audio (General American, cot–caught merger): (file)
Noun
[edit]glycerol (countable and uncountable, plural glycerols)
- (organic chemistry) 1,2,3-trihydroxy-propane or propan-1,2,3-triol; a trihydric alcohol
- A syrupy sweet liquid obtained as a by-product in the manufacture of soap from animal or vegetable oils and fats; it is used as an antifreeze, a plasticizer, and a food sweetener and in the manufacture of dynamite, cosmetics etc.